Instructor: Dr. Kisha Tracy Office: Miller Hall 204 Office Hours: MW 9:30-10:45 or by appointment (to request a meeting outside of office hours, click here and follow instructions) Email:ktracy3@fitchburgstate.edu (best way to contact) Phone: x4827 Mailbox: Miller Hall, English Studies Department Office
Time: MW 11AM Location: THOM 312 Syllabus: “The Middle Ages”
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Purdue University Student Guide to Creating a Successful College Experience
Readings with page numbers (or Roman numerals) are in your textbook. Page numbers are from the 3rd edition.
Readings marked as PDF are located on Blackboard under “Course Documents.”
Readings with a hyperlink can be found online by clicking on the title.
Readings without page numbers, PDF, or a hyperlink can be found in the relevant Required Texts (listed above).
There is a scholarly article assigned for each unit. You are required to read and comment on each one prior to the class in which it is assigned; late annotations will NOT be accepted for points (however, there are two articles that can be annotated for bonus points). The instructions for finding and commenting on these articles can be found at Article Annotations.
Day
Class
In-Class
Assignments Due
Sept 7
No Classes: Labor Day
9
1
General Introduction: Expectations for course/look at schedule; Wiki intro/sign-up
Activity: Interview
Discussion: Chaucer’s Retraction to the Canterbury Tales
Course Schedule: “The Middle Ages” **Weekly Quizzes due by Friday at midnight in designated weeks (10 total)** How to Find Readings: Readings with page numbers (or Roman numerals) are in your textbook. Page numbers are from the 3rd edition.
Readings marked as PDF are located on Blackboard under “Course Documents.”
Readings with a hyperlink can be found online by clicking on the title.
Readings without page numbers, PDF, or a hyperlink can be found in the relevant Required Texts (listed above). There is a scholarly article assigned for each unit. You are required to read and comment on each one prior to the class in which it is assigned; late annotations will NOT be accepted for points (however, there are two articles that can be annotated for bonus points). The instructions for finding and commenting on these articles can be found at**Article Annotations**.
Day
Class
In-Class
Assignments Due
Sept 7
No Classes: Labor Day
9
1
General Introduction: Expectations for course/look at schedule; Wiki intro/sign-up Activity: Interview Discussion: Chaucer’s Retraction to the Canterbury Tales
Discussion:Writing a Religious Figure and Hagiography
Read: Aelfric of Eynsham, (PDF) Saint Mary of Egypt, (PDF) Ruth Mazo Karras, “Holy Harlots: Prostitute Saints in Medieval Legend” Contexts, Religious and Spiritual Life, 659-93 Due by class: Karras Article Annotation
Read: Fight Manuals (PDF) Contexts, Love and Marriage, 384-409 Field, “Romance in England, 1066-1400” Berman, “Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Quarrel Over Medieval Women’s Power” Watch:Prezi on Anglo-Norman Literature Due by class: Field OR Berman Article Annotation(BONUS) Due by end of class: Endeavors
9
17
Discussion:French to English Romances
Read:Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès
11
No Classes: Veterans Day
16
18
Special Guest:Kai Fay
Read: Marie de France, Lanval Sir Launfal(PDF) Due by next class: Chat Room response to guest presentation Due by Friday, midnight:Weekly Quiz #8 – TEDEd Lesson
18
19
Read: Marie de France, Yonec and Equitan and Lai le Fresne Chaucer, Clerk’s Tale (PDF) Salisbury, Donavin, and Price, “Introduction,” Domestic Violence in Medieval Texts Due by class: Salisbury, Donavin, Price Article Annotation Due by midnight:Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #4
Unit 6: The Once and Future King...Well, We’re Waiting...
Read: Chrétien de Troyes, “The Knight of the Cart” Jerome Mandel, “The Idea of Family in Chrétien de Troyes and Sir Thomas Malory” Revisit:Monmouth; Lanval Due by class: Mandel Article Annotation
25
No Classes: Thanksgiving Recess
30
21
Endeavors (Special topic – History of the English Language)
Office: Miller Hall 204
Office Hours: MW 9:30-10:45 or by appointment (to request a meeting outside of office hours, click here and follow instructions)
Email: ktracy3@fitchburgstate.edu (best way to contact)
Phone: x4827
Mailbox: Miller Hall, English Studies Department Office
Time: MW 11AM
Location: THOM 312
Syllabus: “The Middle Ages”
Purdue University Student Guide to Creating a Successful College Experience
Course Schedule: “The Middle Ages”
Weekly Quizzes due by Friday at midnight in designated weeks (10 total)
How to Find Readings:
- Readings with page numbers (or Roman numerals) are in your textbook. Page numbers are from the 3rd edition.
- Readings marked as PDF are located on Blackboard under “Course Documents.”
- Readings with a hyperlink can be found online by clicking on the title.
- Readings without page numbers, PDF, or a hyperlink can be found in the relevant Required Texts (listed above).
There is a scholarly article assigned for each unit. You are required to read and comment on each one prior to the class in which it is assigned; late annotations will NOT be accepted for points (however, there are two articles that can be annotated for bonus points). The instructions for finding and commenting on these articles can be found at Article Annotations.Read:
- “Introduction to the Medieval Period,” XXXIII-LXXI
- "Annotations in early editions of Canterbury Tales"
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #1 – TEDEd Lesson- Aelfric of Eynsham, (PDF)
- Saint Mary of Egypt, (PDF)
- Ruth Mazo Karras, “Holy Harlots: Prostitute Saints in Medieval Legend”
- Contexts, Religious and Spiritual Life, 659-93
Due by class: Karras Article Annotation- “The Life of Saint Margaret,” (PDF)
- Chaucer, The Prioress’s Tale, 562-68
- Persecution of Jews, 694-97
- "Why the Israel-Palestine Conflict"
- "Online Essay claimed Jews deserve wrath"
Watch:- Prezi on Crises of 14th Century
- "Pakistani Teenage Activist Malala Yousafzai Tells Her Story to John Stewart"
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #2 – Five-Minute MedievalistDue by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #1
- Henri-Jacques Stiker, “Chapter 4,” A History of Disability
- “Anglo-Saxon Remedy Kills Hospital Superbug MRSA”
Due by class: Stiker Article Annotation (BONUS)Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #3 – Visual Representation
- Heliand (PDF)
- Judith, 117-26
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Saxon Literature- “Battle of Maldon,” 127-32
- Exeter Book Elegies, 39-48
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #4 – TEDEd Lesson- Beowulf, 65-95
- J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Monsters and the Critics”
- Multiple editions of first 800 lines of Beowulf (THREE PDF's: Klaeber, Liuzza, Heaney, Sullivan/Murphy, Tolkien)
- "Royal Hall from Beowulf found?"
Watch: Prezi on BeowulfDue by class: Tolkien Article Annotation
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #2
Listen: Saga Thing Podcast – Episodes 1A and 1C
- Egils Saga (finish)
- Jesse L. Byock, “Social Memory and the Sagas: The Case of Egils saga”
Watch: Saga Thing Podcast Lecture at FSUDue by class: Byock Article Annotation
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #5 – Five-Minute Medievalist
Listen and Read: Saga Thing Podcast – Episodes 4 and 4 Supplement
Bonus opportunity: "The Westford Knight"
- History of Cartography, Chapter 17 (PDF)
- History of Cartography, Chapter 21 (PDF)
- History of Cartography, Images (PDF)
Watch: Hereford World MapDue by end of class: Endeavors
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #6 – Visual Representation
- Gildas, 1-8
- Pseudo-Nennius (PDF)
- Bede, 16-30
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 146-54
Watch: Prezi on Medieval HistoriesDue by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #3
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, 164-86
- Sir John Mandeville, 598-615
- Jane Zatta, “Translating the Historia”
Due by class: Zatta Article AnnotationDue by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #7 – Five-Minute Medievalist
- Fight Manuals (Four PDF's - 11-18, 19-35, 36-52, 53-57 - mostly pictures!)
- Contexts, Love and Marriage, 384-409
- Field, “Romance in England, 1066-1400”
- Berman, “Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Quarrel Over Medieval Women’s Power”
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Norman LiteratureDue by class: Field OR Berman Article Annotation (BONUS)
Due by end of class: Endeavors
- Marie de France, Lanval
- Sir Launfal (PDF)
Due by next class: Chat Room response to guest presentationDue by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #8 – TEDEd Lesson
- Marie de France, Yonec and Equitan and Lai le Fresne
- Chaucer, Clerk’s Tale (PDF)
- Salisbury, Donavin, and Price, “Introduction,” Domestic Violence in Medieval Texts
Due by class: Salisbury, Donavin, Price Article Annotation- Reread Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #4- Thomas Malory, 774-829
- “Malory, ‘The Giant of St. Michael’s Mount’” (PDF)
Due by end of class: EndeavorsDue by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #9 – Visual Representation
- Luminarium: Medieval Drama (play around on “Essays and Articles” and “Web Links”)
- North Virginia Community College: Medieval Theatre
- “The Chester Noah’s Flood,” 741-52
- John Watkins, “Bedevilling the Histories of Medieval and Early Modern Drama”
Due by class: Watkins Article Annotation- "Everyman" (PDF)
- York Crucifixion Play, 700-7
Watch: YouTube video of previous class performancesCourse Schedule: “The Middle Ages”
**Weekly Quizzes due by Friday at midnight in designated weeks (10 total)**
How to Find Readings:
Readings with page numbers (or Roman numerals) are in your textbook. Page numbers are from the 3rd edition.
Readings marked as PDF are located on Blackboard under “Course Documents.”
Readings with a hyperlink can be found online by clicking on the title.
Readings without page numbers, PDF, or a hyperlink can be found in the relevant Required Texts (listed above).
There is a scholarly article assigned for each unit. You are required to read and comment on each one prior to the class in which it is assigned; late annotations will NOT be accepted for points (however, there are two articles that can be annotated for bonus points). The instructions for finding and commenting on these articles can be found at**Article Annotations**.
Activity: Interview
Discussion: Chaucer’s Retraction to the Canterbury Tales
Assignment Discussion: Medievalist for a Semester (especially Checkpoint #1) and Weekly Quizzes/Article Annotations
Read:
“Introduction to the Medieval Period,” XXXIII-LXXI
"Annotations in early editions of Canterbury Tales"
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #1 – TEDEd Lesson
Aelfric of Eynsham, (PDF)
Saint Mary of Egypt, (PDF)
Ruth Mazo Karras, “Holy Harlots: Prostitute Saints in Medieval Legend”
Contexts, Religious and Spiritual Life, 659-93
Due by class: Karras Article Annotation
“The Life of Saint Margaret,” (PDF)
Chaucer, The Prioress’s Tale, 562-68
Persecution of Jews, 694-97
"Why the Israel-Palestine Conflict"
"Online Essay claimed Jews deserve wrath"
Watch:
Prezi on Crises of 14th Century
"Pakistani Teenage Activist Malala Yousafzai Tells Her Story to John Stewart"
Due by Friday, midnight:Weekly Quiz #2 – Five-Minute Medievalist
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #1
Julian of Norwich, 617-34
Margery Kempe, 635-58
"The Life of a Mystic"
Special Guest: Coco Zephir, Librarian
Assignment Discussion: Endeavors
Henri-Jacques Stiker, “Chapter 4,” A History of Disability
“Anglo-Saxon Remedy Kills Hospital Superbug MRSA”
Due by class: Stiker Article Annotation (BONUS)
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #3 – Visual Representation
Heliand (PDF)
Judith, 117-26
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Saxon Literature
“Battle of Maldon,” 127-32
Exeter Book Elegies, 39-48
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #4 – TEDEd Lesson
Beowulf, 65-95
J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Monsters and the Critics”
Multiple editions of Beowulf (PDF)
"Royal Hall from Beowulf found?"
Watch: Prezi on Beowulf
Due by class: Tolkien Article Annotation
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #2
Assignment Discussion: Checkpoint #3
Listen: Saga Thing Podcast – Episodes 1A and 1C
Egils Saga (finish)
Jesse L. Byock, “Social Memory and the Sagas: The Case of Egils saga”
Watch: Saga Thing Podcast Lecture at FSU
Due by class: Byock Article Annotation
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #5 – Five-Minute Medievalist
Listen and Read: Saga Thing Podcast – Episodes 4 and 4 Supplement
Bonus opportunity: "The Westford Knight"
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #6 – Visual Representation
Gildas, 1-8
Pseudo-Nennius (PDF)
Bede, 16-30
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 146-54
Watch: Prezi on Medieval Histories
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #3
Geoffrey of Monmouth, 164-86
Sir John Mandeville, 598-615
Jane Zatta, “Translating the Historia”
Due by class: Zatta Article Annotation
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #7 – Five-Minute Medievalist
Fight Manuals (PDF)
Contexts, Love and Marriage, 384-409
Field, “Romance in England, 1066-1400”
Berman, “Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Quarrel Over Medieval Women’s Power”
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Norman Literature
Due by class: Field OR Berman Article Annotation (BONUS)
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Marie de France, Lanval
Sir Launfal (PDF)
Due by next class: Chat Room response to guest presentation
Due by Friday, midnight: Weekly Quiz #8 – TEDEd Lesson
Marie de France, Yonec and Equitan and Lai le Fresne
Chaucer, Clerk’s Tale (PDF)
Salisbury, Donavin, and Price, “Introduction,” Domestic Violence in Medieval Texts
Due by class: Salisbury, Donavin, Price Article Annotation
Due by midnight: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint #4
Assignment Discussion: Journal Article/Cover Letter
Chrétien de Troyes, “The Knight of the Cart”
Jerome Mandel, “The Idea of Family in Chrétien de Troyes and Sir Thomas Malory”
Revisit: Monmouth; Lanval
Due by class: Mandel Article Annotation
Thomas Malory, 774-829
“Malory, ‘The Giant of St. Michael’s Mount’” (PDF)
Due by end of class: Endeavors
Due by Friday, midnight:Weekly Quiz #9 – Visual Representation
Luminarium: Medieval Drama (play around on “Essays and Articles” and “Web Links”)
North Virginia Community College: Medieval Theatre
“The Chester Noah’s Flood,” 741-52
John Watkins, “Bedevilling the Histories of Medieval and Early Modern Drama”
Due by class: Watkins Article Annotation
"Everyman" (PDF)
York Crucifixion Play, 700-7
Watch: YouTube video of previous class performances
Due TODAY, midnight: Weekly Quiz #10 – TEDEd Lesson